Jungle Blues is the fourth album by Australian Blues musician C. W. Stoneking.

Jungle Blues
Studio album by
Released28 August 2008 (2008-20-28)
RecordedMarch 2008
GenreBlues, Country blues, Vaudeville blues, Calypso
Length40:18
LabelKing Hokum
ProducerGreg J Walker
C. W. Stoneking chronology
King Hokum
(2006)
Jungle Blues
(2008)
Gon' Boogaloo
(2014)

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009, he was nominated for Best Blues and Roots Album, Best Independent Release, Best Male Artist and Best Cover Art, eventually winning 'Best Blues and Roots Album' for Jungle Blues.

At the AIR Awards of 2009, Stoneking was nominated for Best Independent Album, Best Independent Blues/Roots Album, and Independent Artist of the Year, with Jungle Blues winning the award for Best Independent Blues/Roots Album.[1][2] Jungle Blues was also shortlisted in the 2008 Australian Music Prize.

Track listing

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  1. "Jungle Blues" – 3:57
  2. "Talkin Lion Blues" – 4:32
  3. "Jungle Lullaby" – 4:49
  4. "Brave Son of America" – 3:40
  5. "Jailhouse Blues" – 4:33
  6. "Housebound Blues" – 3:37
  7. "I Heard the Marchin of the Drum" – 3:53
  8. "The Love Me or Die" – 3:51
  9. "Early in the Mornin" – 3:32
  10. "The Greatest Liar" – 3:37

Charts

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Chart performance for Jungle Blues
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 45
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 29
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 82

References

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  1. ^ "2009 Air Awards". AIR. November 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  2. ^ Cashmere, Paul (24 November 2009). "The Drones Take Home The Major Air Award". Undercover.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – C.W. Stoneking – Jungle Blues". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – C.W. Stoneking – Jungle Blues" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – C.W. Stoneking – Jungle Blues" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 October 2022.